I'm not inventing the "you can't criticize us!" trope. This isn't from a NYTer - though they've been running defense and showing contempt for their customers since last night, but it is from a WSJer. "These criticism are unfair" is fine (maybe not correct, but fine!). This, however, is bizarre.
It’s nobody’s business what tactics a print reporter chooses to use in an interview and if you don’t like it, nobody is making you read it!